In terms of literacy, technology has definitely added at least one more to the list—computer literate. I feel that technology has definitely changed the world today. Not only is the world different than it was 20 years ago, it’s crazy because we have actually lived through the change. I don’t think that young students today even understand the difference in terms of the access they have to the plethora of information available on the web, to typing papers, to communicating via sites like myspace, blogger, and even the idea of hybrid classes. This is normal to them. I don’t think they even think about the times when this wasn’t in existence. But for us, I do feel we are of a lucky generation. We understand and appreciate a lot of effort, we know what the long way is, and the hard way, and we appreciate this technology for what it is and what it has done to simplify our lives. (but maybe at the same time complicate it) Sometimes I wish I could get my butt of the computer and do something else!
I think that technology has the ability to assist in learning. There are programs to help children learn, and just using the computer in general provides reading, and the challenge of typing (writing). Exploring new programs and sites teaches people how to do new things and to figure things out. There are clearly advantages to technology and of course there are some disadvantages, but I feel those affect the newer generations who only know life with technology the most. Anything you want…it’s at your fingertips. I have a question, I stumble across something during the day I am unsure of…what do I do? I jot it down, and when I get home, I go online yahoo.com and there is my answer. Enough said…ANYTHING I want to know..it’s there.
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